Sydney Smith

she/her 👩🏼‍🔬 @UCSDNeuro PhD student | Voytek Lab | cognitive computational neuroscience | oscillations 🧠 ☆ sourdough baker ☆ CO 》 CA transplant

[Sydney Smith @saydnay]

My FIRST ever first-author paper is now out as a preprint on @medrxivpreprint!

Using spectral parameterization (@tomdonoghue), we have identified a potential neural mechanism behind ECT, one of the most efficacious treatments for depression.

https://t.co/370BPIg7wu

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[Sydney Smith @saydnay]

Theo Kertesz, a brilliant intern in the B&C lab, wrote a fantastic piece about my PhD research. Read it on Medium! https://t.co/An9D9uuEDP

[Sydney Smith @saydnay]

Full article here: https://t.co/bOYL4vF1DQ
#neuroscience #EEG #biomarkers #brainresearch

[Sydney Smith @saydnay]

🧠 New commentary just dropped in Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science!
"Analyzing the elephant: The search for electroencephalography biomarkers"
🔗 https://t.co/bOYL4vFzto

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[Sydney Smith @saydnay]

If we want reliable EEG biomarkers, we need analytical tools that are both precise and physiologically specific.

Otherwise, we’re not measuring the elephant—we're guessing at it.

[Sydney Smith @saydnay]

@postlelab @Transl_Psych Thanks! Despite not being on this platform, the spirit lives on!

[Sydney Smith @saydnay]

I'm thrilled to share that my brilliant coauthors and I have published two papers in @Transl_Psych! Our findings help illuminate the mechanism behind two powerful treatments for depression.

[UC San Diego Health Sciences @UCSDHealthSci]

Out now in @Transl_Psych/@NaturePortfolio: For a century, scientists have wondered why #Electroconvulsive therapy works so well against #Depression. @UCSanDiego researchers are beginning to solve the mystery #Neuroscience #Psychiatry 🧠

Learn how: https://t.co/xKSKNj6laW

[storiesofWiN @storiesofwin]

New profile up! Dr. Karen Szumlinski (@KarenSzumlinski) studies the impact of drugs of abuse on signaling in the brain. Check out her profile below & listen to the interview on our podcast! 🧠

https://t.co/RJtqWtubKJ

#WomenInSTEM #WomenInNeuroscience

[storiesofWiN @storiesofwin]

New profile up!! Dr. Malavika Murugan (@muruganmalu) discusses how the brain forms social-spatial associations 🧠

Check out her profile below & listen to the interview on our podcast!🎙️

#WomenInNeuroscience #WomenInSTEM

https://t.co/lXApiJC3Uo

[Sydney Smith @saydnay]

So excited to announce this new paper with my co-first authors @eena_kosik and fellow labbie Quirine van Engen. This project is a replication and extension of my previous study showing increases in frontal aperiodic activity with ECT treatment for depression. Check it out!

[Eena Kosik-Rose @eena_kosik]

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and magnetic seizure therapy (MST) are hugely effective treatments for depression! Have you wondered how these treatments work? Find out the shared neural mechanisms in our new preprint @saydnay @itayhadas @a_t_hill @ReZaZOM https://t.co/tmycexROwS

[Sydney Smith @saydnay]

@MerrittSmithCO @AngelaMChapman2 Sadly links are restricted to registered conference attendees but I can send you a poster PDF

[Sydney Smith @saydnay]

Come check out @AngelaMChapman2 and my poster about our search for depression treatment response indicators in EEG. Poster KK3 tomorrow 11/13 8-12am

[Sydney Smith @saydnay]

@eena_kosik @krissylyon An honor and a privilege

[UCSD Neurosciences @UCSDNeuro]

💰💸💵🤑Nerds Just Wanna Have Funds! Check out NGP’s #SfN2022 video: https://t.co/3UTU7n1KRS

[Sydney Smith @saydnay]

My undergrad art history minor is finally paying off.

[storiesofWiN @storiesofwin]

New profile!! Dr. Yarimar Carrasquillo (@YarCarLab) discusses pain perception in the amygdala & finding her science community

Read about her journey below & listen to the interview on our podcast!

#WomenInNeuroscience #WomenInSTEM

https://t.co/NwlaktMLaM

[Sydney Smith @saydnay]

@NeurosciTheater @MerrittSmithCO

[Sydney Smith @saydnay]

@NeuroMusicNerd @UCSDNeuro So excited for you to join us Ali!

[Greg Appelbaum @GregAppelbaum]

Neuroplasticity is everything. It is how we learn and acquire skills, but also at the root of many psychiatric disorders. Excited to share our new review on the neuroplasticity of mental health authored with @Zafirisj, @StolzLouise, & Ali Shenasa https://t.co/MQ97VeqgS5